Now that the Nuevo Fiat Cinquecento has made it to these shores, one might presume this would be the first time anyone has seen Fiats and Dodges sharing the same dealership lot, but as we see from today’s vintage dealership photo from Alden Jewell, it happened before, specifically on the lot for Klepinger’s West Valley Dodge. Alden gives a location of 16213 San Jose Avenue in Los Gatos, California, but trying to look that address up resulted only in frustration. Looking up 16213 Los Gatos Avenue in San Jose, California, however, resulted in a Street View showing the same building, now vacant. Unfortunately, that excellent sign is long gone. What do you see in the above image?

SRK is right, this was not the location of Swanson Ford. I was born in the 1970’s, and for as long as I can remember this was the site of Los Gatos Honda. In the late 2000’s, Los Gatos Honda was sold and the name was changed to South Bay Honda. The dealership was torn down several years ago and replaced with single family houses. Go to Google maps, and enter “corner of Roberts and Los Gatos Blvd.” The corner where you see the houses, is where this dealership once stood.